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Latest Animals stories on ABC Newcastle NSW

A community in the NSW Hunter Valley is demanding action after a local park was forced to close because of thousands of bats. Residents are unable to access their local war memorial and say living with the flying foxes is like a horror movie....

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Scientists have joined forces with Sydney's Taronga Zoo and the tech giant Google, to build an app that allows Australians to gather information about one of our most unique and elusive animals, the platypus. It's not clear how many platypuses are living in the wild, but conservationists say the ...

This program has been selected from the rich archives of Off Track for your listening pleasure. Imagine a place in the broad blue expanse of the ocean where you could go to reliably see a pod of Orca breeching, travel through pools of blood as they execute a kill and even see birds and sharks try to nick ...

An of a baby iguana fighting off snakes has gone viral on social media. Why is it good news for scientists?
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Perth Zoo is celebrating the birthday of Sumatran Orangutan, Puan. Puan has turned sixty, making her the world's oldest living Sumatran Orangutan according to Guinness World Records. Martina Hart, the Primate Keeper at Perth Zoo speaks to RN Drive. ...